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Category Archives: Beer
What is Local?
In the beer community you often hear the mantra “Support your local breweries, drink local beer”. Well, what exactly does “local” mean? It has different meanings depending on who you ask, but that doesn’t mean that only one answer is … Continue reading
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Tagged Allagash, Berkshire Brewing Co., Harpoon, Narragansett, Newport Storm, Smuttynose
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On the subject of St. Patrick’s Day
I forgot one thing in my long guide to St. Patrick’s Day… Don’t Drink The Green Beer! Trust me on this one. It’s not good and it’s definitely not Irish. You’ll just look like an idiotic frat boy, and you … Continue reading
St. Patrick’s Day Is Tomorrow…
… and you know what that means, right? If you guess a bunch of idiots will get drunk over some fake holiday, you’re correct. Everyone is not Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. If you wanna get drunk, go for it, … Continue reading
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Tagged Guinness, Harpoon, Irish Dry Stout, Irish Red Ale, Sam Adams, St. Patrick's Day
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Beer Wars Movie Review
I finally got around to watching Beer Wars tonight, thanks to Netflix and Tivo. I’m going to start off by saying that I’m very glad I didn’t pay whatever the outrageous price was to see it in a theatre. It … Continue reading
Long Trail Pale Ale
I haven’t written a beer review in quite some time. That’s not because I haven’t been drinking great beers, but rather because I tend not to think of it or the beers just weren’t worth writing about (or they’re stuff … Continue reading
Kate the Great Day 2010
Following my weekend at Cannon, and the main reason why our friends from Providence came up to join us, was Kate the Great Day at the Portsmouth Brewery. If you didn’t know, the Portsmouth Brewery is a relatively small brewpub … Continue reading
Allagash Brewery Tour
Our little vacation ended with a trip to the Allagash Brewery in Portland, ME (after spending lots of time at LL Bean in Freeport). The tour started with a tasting of their main brands – White, Dubbel, Tripel, and Four. … Continue reading
The Lion’s Pride
After our Sunday River trip, we headed down to Brunswick, ME for the night to visit The Lion’s Pride, the newest restaurant owned by Chris and Jen Lively of Ebenezer’s fame. If you like beer and you live in New … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Food
Tagged Allagash, De Struise, Dogfish Head, Harviestoun, Koningshoeven, Smuttynose
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Great International Beer Festival 2009
I went to the GIBF this year for both sessions. While there seemed to be fewer booths at this one compared to the one last year (note: I did not go to the one in the spring), the quality of … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Providence, Review
Tagged Beer Fests, Dogfish Head, Gardner's Ale House, GIBF, Ithaca Brewing, Mayflower, Offshore Ales, Providence, Trinity Brewhouse, Victory, Watch City Brewing
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Theobroma at 1 Year
The other night we visited with some friends. I brought over a couple bottles of beer to share with them. One of those was a bottle of Dogfish Head Theobroma from the first batch. The beer had originally been a … Continue reading